Sallliss
@sallliss.bsky.social
Dangit, I don’t know what to put here
I went on a “please use us for your corporate visitors” tour/dinner at a hotel that Beyonce was staying at
Please quote this from the time you didn't interact with someone famous.
I was visiting with family in New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the same time that Mother Theresa was there visiting her Missionaries of Charity. The bishop held a Mass for her at the church where I was baptized. I didn't go.
I was visiting with family in New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the same time that Mother Theresa was there visiting her Missionaries of Charity. The bishop held a Mass for her at the church where I was baptized. I didn't go.
Catching a train from Bristol Temple Meads, but they shifted the service along the platform because a scene from THE OUTLAWS was being shot where it would usually come in. The scene featured Christopher Walken and Stephen Merchant, but my train came before they shot it so I didn't see either of 'em.
December 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I went on a “please use us for your corporate visitors” tour/dinner at a hotel that Beyonce was staying at
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It's been a year and 2 days since we captured them inside. They still seem to be having a difficult time adapting to life indoors...
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It's been a year and 2 days since we captured them inside. They still seem to be having a difficult time adapting to life indoors...
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I contacted the FORLIFE company about this tea kettle to ask a question about the lid (which is not the right lid, it seems, though this is how it came). They asked me to send them pictures of the pot (pictures here) to prove it's their teapot.
They say it is not a FORLIFE pot.
I just...
They say it is not a FORLIFE pot.
I just...
December 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I contacted the FORLIFE company about this tea kettle to ask a question about the lid (which is not the right lid, it seems, though this is how it came). They asked me to send them pictures of the pot (pictures here) to prove it's their teapot.
They say it is not a FORLIFE pot.
I just...
They say it is not a FORLIFE pot.
I just...
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Hangin’ at the inlaws’ for Xmas 2: The Wrappening.
December 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Hangin’ at the inlaws’ for Xmas 2: The Wrappening.
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Treat time for the boys outside this morning...
December 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Treat time for the boys outside this morning...
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Sleep time for the boys
December 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Sleep time for the boys
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That time 11 years ago when we saw what is very likely the boys' granddad, hitting on Arya.
December 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
That time 11 years ago when we saw what is very likely the boys' granddad, hitting on Arya.
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#artadventcalendar day 22. A wedding ring box I made for a couple of dear friends (Kapil and Candace). Sadly, Candace only made it another year because of cancer, but it was a beautiful wedding, and I was so proud to be part of it. Walnut, flamed maple, and engraved copper inlay.
December 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
#artadventcalendar day 22. A wedding ring box I made for a couple of dear friends (Kapil and Candace). Sadly, Candace only made it another year because of cancer, but it was a beautiful wedding, and I was so proud to be part of it. Walnut, flamed maple, and engraved copper inlay.
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 21 (Happy Solstice!)
Painting of a night sky, with a cat reaching upward, and the caption "Reach for the stars. Even if you miss, Oohh, big stretch!". Part of the series “Confused Proverbs by ShiftyPumpkin”
Painting of a night sky, with a cat reaching upward, and the caption "Reach for the stars. Even if you miss, Oohh, big stretch!". Part of the series “Confused Proverbs by ShiftyPumpkin”
December 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 21 (Happy Solstice!)
Painting of a night sky, with a cat reaching upward, and the caption "Reach for the stars. Even if you miss, Oohh, big stretch!". Part of the series “Confused Proverbs by ShiftyPumpkin”
Painting of a night sky, with a cat reaching upward, and the caption "Reach for the stars. Even if you miss, Oohh, big stretch!". Part of the series “Confused Proverbs by ShiftyPumpkin”
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#artadventcalendar day 21. A necklace I made for my wife for our 5th anniversary. Tradition is wood, so I cheated. I took a dogwood leaf from the garden and used it as a pattern for the engraving and shape. And the stone is dendritic opal (which is, you know, wood-inspired). Argentium.
December 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
#artadventcalendar day 21. A necklace I made for my wife for our 5th anniversary. Tradition is wood, so I cheated. I took a dogwood leaf from the garden and used it as a pattern for the engraving and shape. And the stone is dendritic opal (which is, you know, wood-inspired). Argentium.
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20th day of #adventcalendar. Today's piece is an 18k palladium white gold pendant set with 4 carats of yellow sapphires and a 4 ct Brazilian amethyst. I don't rhodium plate my palladium white pieces, so they're still a touch yellow. A warm white gold. But natural.
December 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
20th day of #adventcalendar. Today's piece is an 18k palladium white gold pendant set with 4 carats of yellow sapphires and a 4 ct Brazilian amethyst. I don't rhodium plate my palladium white pieces, so they're still a touch yellow. A warm white gold. But natural.
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The 19th day of #artadventcalendar. This is a pair of pens I was commissioned to make for The Eagles' singer Don Henley and his wife back in 2016. I chose woods from the two states they call home (redwood burl -- sustainably harvested, and spalted pecan, which was hard to find).
December 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The 19th day of #artadventcalendar. This is a pair of pens I was commissioned to make for The Eagles' singer Don Henley and his wife back in 2016. I chose woods from the two states they call home (redwood burl -- sustainably harvested, and spalted pecan, which was hard to find).
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Back for a followup ultrasound. She is very unhappy about it.
December 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Back for a followup ultrasound. She is very unhappy about it.
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Poor dietary decisions were made this evening, and I have no one to blame but myself for the way I feel...
That said, curse you, holiday sugar industry...
That said, curse you, holiday sugar industry...
December 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Poor dietary decisions were made this evening, and I have no one to blame but myself for the way I feel...
That said, curse you, holiday sugar industry...
That said, curse you, holiday sugar industry...
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It's interesting to me that David Bowie bought two pieces on auction from my father's art collection. Just reading about a piece I didn't even know about (from William Scott, for whom my brother is named).
December 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It's interesting to me that David Bowie bought two pieces on auction from my father's art collection. Just reading about a piece I didn't even know about (from William Scott, for whom my brother is named).
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Niall got much closer today. A little closer every time. Still skittish, but he's a treat-fiend. Junior? Less so. And Sayah's been gone for a while now, so I suspect she won't be back. 😞
December 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Niall got much closer today. A little closer every time. Still skittish, but he's a treat-fiend. Junior? Less so. And Sayah's been gone for a while now, so I suspect she won't be back. 😞
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This is really stressful.
December 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This is really stressful.
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For the 18th day of #artadventcalendar, we'll do a photo of my wife, @sallliss.bsky.social, taken some years ago when she used to let me dress her and do her makeup for crazy ideas I had. Going all over the place looking for the red maple leaves was the hardest part of this shoot.
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
For the 18th day of #artadventcalendar, we'll do a photo of my wife, @sallliss.bsky.social, taken some years ago when she used to let me dress her and do her makeup for crazy ideas I had. Going all over the place looking for the red maple leaves was the hardest part of this shoot.
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*sigh*... Reginald...
He is so very annoyed that I will not let him eat constant junk food.
IT'S FOR THE KITTENS, REG!
He is so very annoyed that I will not let him eat constant junk food.
IT'S FOR THE KITTENS, REG!
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
*sigh*... Reginald...
He is so very annoyed that I will not let him eat constant junk food.
IT'S FOR THE KITTENS, REG!
He is so very annoyed that I will not let him eat constant junk food.
IT'S FOR THE KITTENS, REG!
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For the 16th day of #artadventcalendar, I present my Heart of Hearts Key Necklace, worn by my wife @sallliss.bsky.social. This was a modification of the original Heart of Hearts design. The song in the background is from an OLD recording of my father singing at a club some time in the early 1960s.
December 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
For the 16th day of #artadventcalendar, I present my Heart of Hearts Key Necklace, worn by my wife @sallliss.bsky.social. This was a modification of the original Heart of Hearts design. The song in the background is from an OLD recording of my father singing at a club some time in the early 1960s.
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Moment of suburban zen for this morning. Big Tiger grooms, while Two Bands dozes. In the background, you can hear some daft blighter blowing leaves while it's -5C out.
It never ends, the leaf-blowing. Never. Could be the apocalypse, and someone would be out there blowing leaves in the aftermath.
It never ends, the leaf-blowing. Never. Could be the apocalypse, and someone would be out there blowing leaves in the aftermath.
December 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Moment of suburban zen for this morning. Big Tiger grooms, while Two Bands dozes. In the background, you can hear some daft blighter blowing leaves while it's -5C out.
It never ends, the leaf-blowing. Never. Could be the apocalypse, and someone would be out there blowing leaves in the aftermath.
It never ends, the leaf-blowing. Never. Could be the apocalypse, and someone would be out there blowing leaves in the aftermath.
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My amazing, talented friend Neil Ramsay (@neil-ramsay.com) makes gorgeous (and wonderfully geeky) jewellery. If you're looking for a gift or something nice for yourself while supporting a small business, I'd definitely check his stuff out. (Or just look to see the shiny things!)
The new line has officially launched! Check it out! We're super proud of this one (I know I know. I say that every time, but it really is true).
Didn't quite make my target of 8 designs, but I'm still on target for a completely new design line every year, and that's something, right?
Didn't quite make my target of 8 designs, but I'm still on target for a completely new design line every year, and that's something, right?
Autumn/Winter 2025/26 Line
Fine jewellery for discerning tastes
montgomeryramsay.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
My amazing, talented friend Neil Ramsay (@neil-ramsay.com) makes gorgeous (and wonderfully geeky) jewellery. If you're looking for a gift or something nice for yourself while supporting a small business, I'd definitely check his stuff out. (Or just look to see the shiny things!)
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This is a photo of me trying to negotiate with our resident opossum, Reginald, to explain he needs to eat less junk food (i.e. the food we put out for the kittens). He is unimpressed. It's sad that I can get SO much closer to Reg than to the feral kids...
December 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
This is a photo of me trying to negotiate with our resident opossum, Reginald, to explain he needs to eat less junk food (i.e. the food we put out for the kittens). He is unimpressed. It's sad that I can get SO much closer to Reg than to the feral kids...
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-9C this morning. Both boys accounted for, but they're still not interested in the actual shelter itself. We've never been able to get cats INTO the shelter. There's even a warm heating pad inside it, keeping things all nice and comfy. Alas. No joy. They are content to make me worry every night.
December 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
-9C this morning. Both boys accounted for, but they're still not interested in the actual shelter itself. We've never been able to get cats INTO the shelter. There's even a warm heating pad inside it, keeping things all nice and comfy. Alas. No joy. They are content to make me worry every night.
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Day 15 of #artadventcalendar. Here are some little D20 Earrings. These came about after a lunch with @bdavewalters.bsky.social, when he told me I needed to have more gaming-related jewellery. I did these and the D20 Key Necklace in the next line launch. I love these. Fun to design. And SO cute.
December 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Day 15 of #artadventcalendar. Here are some little D20 Earrings. These came about after a lunch with @bdavewalters.bsky.social, when he told me I needed to have more gaming-related jewellery. I did these and the D20 Key Necklace in the next line launch. I love these. Fun to design. And SO cute.